LJ Idol Week 6: Heel turn

[sonarvampress]

I remember him so clearly. Blond haired, blue eyed, tall and lanky with a prominent nose. The first time I really saw him as anything other than that kid who played with us at parties, he was standing in my living room. My mom had just informed me that we were moving in with Steve. We would be moving into a big new house, and his kids would be

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[majesticzaichik]

: ( I'm sorry he cut himself out of your life. I wonder if that's the case for most step-siblings whose parents don't make it...

[my_name_is_jenn]

I am so sorry he did that. How awful.

*hugs*

[halfshellvenus]

I am so very sorry. I can't understand how someone who was once so close, with whom you had such a special bond, could just decide to walk away and forget all of it.

I can understand distancing himself from his father, but his father is no longer part of any of it. Ugh, this is just so, so sad.

[bewize]

I'm so sorry. It's so hard to unpack all the damage that parents can do to their kids.

Good luck.

[bleodswean]

So sad and the reader can feel the bewilderment and confusion that make the sadness even that more poignant.